I've got BIRD running for v4 and v6 but i was wondering if there is a way to switch between configurations without shutting down bird in order to avoid BGP flaps. 

I basically add regularly neighbors to the RS and i don't want my allready active bgp sessions to flap. Initially i thought I would be able to load the new configuration files but he complains that there is already a process running. 

Anyone an idea?

Kurt